Watches
How Did the Rolex Daytona Go From Flop to Icon?
The Daytona is one of Rolex’s most popular models, but there was a time when Rolex dealers could hardly give them away.
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WatchesTimekeeping Icon: Rolex Sea Dweller
As men were pioneering ways to explore and live in outer space in the 1960s, another groundbreaking initiative was taking place closer to home, in an equally hostile environment: the ocean. Parallel efforts by the U.S.
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WatchesWant This, Get This: IWC Ingenieur Automatic or Christopher Ward C20 Lido
What’s a nearly broke watch collector in love with the IWC Ingenieur Automatic to do?
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WatchesTimekeeping Icon: Heuer Carrera
The Heuer Carrera can be summed up in one word: legible. When Jack Heuer, the great-grandson of Heuer’s founder, decided to introduce a new line of chronograph watches in 1963, ease of reading was the foremost design goal.
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WatchesTime on Our Hands: Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar
Since dressing up is finally back, we’re going to rehash an obvious point: every watch collection needs a dress watch.
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WatchesMichelsen Arctic Explorer
Where better to design a wristwatch for the extremes of polar exploration than Iceland? After all, the northern tip of this island nation is above the Arctic Circle, and its people are notoriously hearty.
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